Paul September 2016

Ringling groundskeeper and entrepreneur.  I met Paul when I arrived at the Ringling for a mini-class in lighting.  He was feeding the Koi near the Muse Restaurant and when I noticed him, he beckoned me closer to photograph the Koi.  I was not too interested, because Koi are very difficult to photograph while they are swimming freely in a pond.
I learned that Paul was very proud of the Koi, because, although his job is groundskeeper, he was able to secure a donation that enabled the Ringling to stock the freshwater ponds on its grounds with these fish.
As we chatted, Paul informed me that he, along with his wife, were also the proprietors of a small company called ‘The House of the Broken Dragon’ which manufactures cotton kimonos in the Sarasota area.

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